Boil advisory issued for part of OpelousasRepair of a broken water main will required water to be shut off this evening

3:24 PM,
Jul. 31, 2014

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A break in a major water line in Opelousas will require the city to cut off water to an area around the New Life Center on Landry Street starting at 5 p.m. today.

Laura Balthazar with the city said the water should only be off for a few hours, "but people will need to boil their water once it is restored."

The area under the boil advisory will include an area of about 11 blocks from Grolee Street on the north to Landry Street on the south and from Walnut Street on the west to Academy Street on the east. ...